054 - Posture Fitting with Siobhan O'Donovan AKA The Booby Physio     Siobhán O’Donovan (aka The Booby Physio!) Chartered Physiotherapist Creator and founder of the PostureFitting physiotherapy service, PostureFitting Partnership, & GALS against GRAVITY workshops.   If you had asked Siobhán 10 years ago what she would be doing in 2024, she wouldn’t have predicted being surrounded by all things breasts and bras! But here she indeed is, on a mission to raise awareness of, and demonstrate her solution for, the very underestimated impact of breast weight on women and girls.    A chartered physio with a Master’s degree in the Prevention and Management of Sport Injury, Siobhán has always been a solution-seeker. With over 30 years of clinical experience working with patients to prevent, treat, rehab and deter problems, she developed PostureFitting, a physiotherapy service which connects breast weight and support with p

048 - Happiness, health and wealth with Deborah Garlick Deborah Garlick is the CEO of Henpicked: Menopause in the Workplace, founder of Henpicked.net and author of Menopause: the change for the better. Her team have been working with UK-wide and international organisations for 8 years to make it easier for them to introduce the right awareness, education and support of this critical area. Last year she launched Menopause Friendly Australia with CEO Grace Molloy and established the first team in the US. In 2021, she launched Menopause Friendly Membership and Accreditation. The membership is now supporting leading employers to achieve Menopause Friendly Accreditation. With hundreds of members, and 80 who’ve achieved the award include Accenture, Boots, HSBC UK, BAE Systems and Leicestershire County Council. In September 2023 the industry-recognised Menopause Friendly Employer Awards took place to highlight and celebrate best practice, and to recognise those employers who are leadin

046 - Sustainable Microgreens From Bowfield Farm  Prior to starting Bowfield Farm in July 2022, I worked for a pharma company for 14 years as an internal audit Director. Ciara Allen top 3 tips.  Little changes can make all the difference, introduce new healthier foods once a week or try meat free one day a week. Explore your foods origin - Dig a little into where your food is coming from, we need to reconnect with where our food is coming from. Take time for yourself, preferably in nature. The world today is so busy, we forget to take a moment for ourselves. website: www.bowfieldfarm.ie Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bowfieldfarm/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064014105469 ABOUT THE HOST - Fiona Staunton Fiona Staunton is a Ballymaloe trained Chef and has a Degree in Education from Trinity. Fiona’s Food For Life' was launched with the slogan ‘Cook, Eat, Nourish’. Fiona launched a series of in-person and virtual demonstrations,

044 - Weigh-less wonders and technology with Caraldine Nolan   Caraldine is a 39-year-old woman from Laois, Married to Declan with 3 children. She describes herself as a reflector, a fierce businesswoman with a focus on the health and well-being of others. She loves being busy.   Caraldines top 3 tips  1. Take a trip to your doctor and question prescribed medication 2. Good food as medicine 3. You do you!   instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weighless_wonders/ linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caraldine-nolan/ facebook: https://www.facebook.com/weighlesswonders     ABOUT THE HOST - Fiona Staunton Fiona Staunton is a Ballymaloe trained Chef and has a Degree in Education from Trinity. Fiona’s Food For Life' was launched with the slogan ‘Cook, Eat, Nourish’. Fiona launched a series of in-person and virtual demonstrations, she makes cooking good food uncomplicated. More details on the website https://www.fionasfoodforli

043 Sports nutrition for teenagers with Kate McDaid of Nutrikate   Kate McDaid is a health and performance nutritionist and founder of NutriKate, a high performance nutrition consultancy. Kate studied Food Science at UCD before completing an MSc in Sport and Exercise Nutrition.   Kate comes from a competitive sporting background, she has captained the Irish Basketball team and more recently, has played with the Senior Dublin Football team. She is the performance nutritionist with Kildare Senior Football and Hurling teams and she works alongside the sporting scholars at Trinity College Dublin as well as the Maynooth University Golfing scholars. Kate and her team also work with individuals to support their health and performance, helping them to identify their next steps in achieving the success they desire.    She has completed the Monash University Low FODMAP diet training to support those who may be affected by IBS. Kate was recognised as one to watch in Sport for

  041 - Food first for your health with Susan Horgan   In today's episode, we talked about food, for the brain, our gut, and our lifestyle. Note, re salmon, it is a good source of omega 3 (I had a brain fog moment and was thinking of tunafish - which is lower in omega 3!!) About Susan: I'm a Nutritional Therapist specialising in women's health, especially for busy women over 35, and I have a particular passion for all things perimenopause and menopause. My goal is to help women understand that eating healthier doesn't have to be stressful, restrictive or mean cooking multiple meals for the family. Simple ways to pack everyday meals full of goodness is a key element of everything I do. Susan’s top 3 tips to improve your health are: 1. Keep things simple - focus on building habits step by step rather than changing everything at once 2. Love your gut - lots of fibre-rich veggies and fermented foods 3. Include some protein in every meal and snack   Here are Susan's

039 - A woman on a mission to get rainbow trout in your shopping basket with Mag Kirwan   Mag Kirwan Born into an enterprising horse business in Co. Kilkenny Mag Kirwan went on to study Biochemistry in UCD where she met her husband Gerard. She eventually gave into her heart and married into The Trout Business that was established in 1965 by his parents 30 years later they have 4 kids and have grown this business to be the largest Irish Freshwater Aquaculture company in Ireland. Innovation and sustainability are at the heart of everything they do. They were the first company to produce Irish Trout Caviar and have since grown their range of Rainbow Trout Products to include BBQ trout, Tinned Trout, Smoked Trout Pate, Breaded Fish Goujons and Fish Cakes as well as an amazing new Fish Chowder about to be launched on the market. 2023 sees Mag kirwan taking the business to the next level. Developing sales in both Ireland and internationally. building the company into a streamlines bus

037 - Why we should eat olive oil with Sarah and Olive About Sarah Merrigan: Apart from some teaching English and writing work my background is food. I lived and worked as a chef in Barcelona after I finished college and that really began the love affair. There was a great food scene over there a real focus on local and seasonal eating that really blew my mind. At the time I was a strict vegetarian and that was what initially got me cooking and I discovered that I loved it. I would often host big dinner parties which were vegetarian something that was very new over there and I was always trying new things. Eventually I left my teaching job and started running popups and studying cookery. I worked in various Catalan and Mediterranean fusion style kitchens which really cemented my interest in and love of the Mediterranean approach to eating – cooking what’s in season and (of course) lots of olive oil.   Then, when I returned to Ireland about 20 years ago, I set up an

034 - Smart nutrition to help you flourish in menopause with Jackie Lynch    Award-winning nutritionist and author, Jackie Lynch is the founder of the WellWellWell nutrition clinic, where she specialises in women’s health and the menopause. Keen to break the taboo about discussing the menopause, she launched the hugely popular diet & lifestyle podcast The Happy Menopause in 2019 and this was shortlisted for the 2022 International Women’s Podcast Awards. Her latest book, The Happy Menopause: Smart Nutrition to Help You Flourish (Watkins, 2020) is out now and was Highly Commended in the 2021 Health & Wellbeing Awards for the Wellbeing Book category. Jackie is also the author of Va Va Voom; The 10-Day Energy Diet (Headline, 2017) and The Right Bite: Smart Food Choices for Eating on the Go (Nourish, 2016). Jackie’s advice features in a range of national media and she has appeared as a guest expert on radio and TV, including Channel 4’s Superfoods

033 - Removing barriers to get you into the kitchen and cook with Jules Clancy Jules Clancy is a former Food Scientist turned Certified Health Coach and host of the Joyful Eating Podcast. Taming her diabetes and PCOS with simple (mostly) low carb-ish wholefoods. She helps food lovers simplify eating healthier. With her FREE 6-ingredient dinners app and personalised habit + mindset coaching so you eat well automatically and feel good in your clothes. Jules’s top tips to help improve your health are: 1.     Make changes doable, start with small changes   2.     Give your self credit for changes, this will give you dopamine 3.     Frame how you think about cooking into a positive experience, not something to be dreaded     Website https://thestonesoup.com/   Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jules_stonesoup/   Check out her app on the App store Stonesoup- 6 ingredient dinners  

031 – If hunger is not the problem, food isn’t the solution    Elsa Jones is a Nutritional Therapist & author of the No. 1 best selling book 'Goodbye Sugar'. She specialises in Mind-Body Weight Management where she combines her qualifications in both nutrition and CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy) to help clients reach their health & wellness goals. With 13 years of experience, Elsa enables clients to identify and overcome common challenges such as emotional eating, sugar cravings, meal planning, motivation and prioritising their own self care. You can work with Elsa via online evening classes or 1:1 consultations. Elsa’s top tips to help improve your health are: 1.     Get your 5 a day 2.     Make friends with beans 3.     Make friends with nuts & seeds   Link to Elsa’s Online Evening Class - https://www.elsajonesnutrition.ie/nutrition-course-dublin/ Website&n

With a Bachelor of Education in Home Economics, Sharon went on to work with food in the 027 – How to fill your cup with Sharon Hearne-Smith media for 25 years as a freelance food & prop stylist, writer and recipe developer. Her experience also includes heading food departments at events, exhibitions and over 30 TV cookery show productions between London, New York and Dublin. Sharon is the author of two cookbooks, 'No Bake Baking' & 'The No-Cook Cookbook' and has featured on many national TV and Radio shows in her homeland, Ireland. She has also worked extensively in brand representation. Following on from the ending of her marriage, in 2020, Sharon moved to working with plant medicines, as a healer and women's empowerment mentor where she helps women break free from limitations and embrace prioritising themselves and their wellbeing as their pathway to success, happiness and fulfilment. Sharon’s top tips to help improve your health are: Decide what you are going to

Today’s episode is Siobhan Dee, founder of The Diabetes Department. https://thediabetesdept.com/     Siobhan Dee worked as a nurse and a business development director in the pharmaceutical industry for 25 years before setting up her own business to do what she felt is missing in modern treatment of disease. Siobhan is passionate about the value of lifestyle science which needs to be taught to everyone who may be at risk or suffering from a chronic disease. She is especially passionate about Type 2 diabetes and has helped many people toreverse it. The Diabetes Dept. runs 6 & 12 month programmes through their Ignition Go app in organisations that genuinely want to help their workforce feel healthier and happier. They have nutritionists, psychologists and lifestyle medicine coaches & doctors as associates and work closely with wellbeing teams in the companies in which they work. They are especially interested in helping companies with work forces of 40+ year

Elizabeth Ward, MS, RDN, is a registered dietitian and award-winning nutrition communicator with more than thirty years of experience counseling patients and writing about nutrition and health. Hillary Wright is a registered dietitian with over 30 years of experience as a nutrition educator, writer, speaker and consultant. Together they wrote the book: The Menopause Diet Plan: A Natural Guide to Managing Hormones, Health and Happiness. In today’s episode we talk about their book and delve into some of the main symptoms of perimenopause and beyond. Their top tips to help improve your health are: 1.Start with simple changes Figure out how you can get 30 mins exercise in each day Don’t look at sleep as a luxury, it is essential for mental & physical health Don’t expect perfect.   You can purchase their book here https://a.co/d/5rWfZUK Instagram https://www.instagram.com/menopausedietplan/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100042202248891 Tiktok

Today’s episode is with Rachel Graham, nutritional therapist who wrote her book Meno-Morphosis-The Cookbook in only 6 months! Rachel is a Nutritional Therapist & Medicinal Chef with over 25 years of Food & Nutrition experience. Tasty, healthy food is her thing! Her goal is to help my clients discover ways to consistently eat healthier foods & therefore feel better! She also teaches medicinal cooking classes i.e. Fermentation, Sourdough Baking, Meal Prep etc.. She works predominantly in Women’s Health with an emphasis on Menopause. She is an accredited Menopause educator from The British Menopause Charity. She is qualified to advise women of the various treatment options available to manage the symptoms of menopause Listen to this episode to hear all about her ‘Meno 8 nutrients’. Her top 3 tips are Simplify & make healthy choices, drink 1L water first thing each day. Sunlight first thing will also help with your sleep quality. Eat more plants, di

Today’s episode is with Ceara Belviso of Calm with Ceara. Ceara is a Mindfulness and Positive Psychology Coach who lives in Dublin with her husband and two daughters. A graduate of medicine, Ceara has over 20 years of experience in clinical practice and pharmaceutical medicine. Always passionate about learning, Ceara discovered mindfulness and compassion whilst going through personal and professional struggles a number of years ago. Adapting a more mindful compassionate approach to her life has resulted in a calm fulfillment that Ceara is now passionate about sharing with others. Listen to today’s podcast to hear about her personal experiences, including surgical menopause due to the BRCA gene mutation.   Ceara’s 3 tips to improve one’s health are:   Stop 'shoulding' all over yourself Pay attention to diet and nutrition, particularly drinking sufficient water and cooking from scratch Think what you would say to a good friend when you are going through

Today's episode is with Dr Jenn Salib Huber a Canadian Registered Dietitian, Naturopathic Doctor and Intuitive Eating Coach and she's on a mission to help women thrive in midlife.  She helps women navigate the physical and emotional changes that happen in perimenopause and menopause, including their search for food freedom and body confidence. Working from a health at every size approach, she teaches women to become intuitive eaters and build body confidence at any stage of midlife.  In addition to her 1:1 and group programs, she's the host of 'The Midlife Feast' podcast and community that helps women "undiet" their lives after 40 so they can nourish a relationship with food that helps them discover the magic of midlife! Jenn talks about the supportive & informative community she has created to support women in midlife as well as the biggest mistakes women make when thinking about menopause nutrition.   Her 3 tips to improve one’s health are Flexibil

Your symptoms are real, you are not going mad, these are some of the supportive words from my guest Catherine O’Keeffe wellness warrior. Catherine is changing the way we approach the menopause by ending the silence that surrounds it. Catherine is a menopause coach at Wellness Warrior https://www.wellnesswarrior.ie/ And co-founder of The M word, Ireland's first menopause event https://www.themwordevent.com/ We talk about all things from perimenopause and beyond and #makemenopausematterireland  Catherine's tips are Less sugar and processed foods 2. Drink more water 3. keep social Catherine Can be contacted through her website https://www.wellnesswarrior.ie/ ABOUT THE HOST - Fiona Staunton Fiona Staunton is a Ballymaloe trained Chef and has a Degree in Education from Trinity. Having worked as a chef at Ballymaloe House, she started her own successful catering business in Dublin in the late 1990s, catering for Private and Corporate functions.   Fiona’

Exploring how diet and digestive discomfort affects children with autism sounds fascinating and this is what Orla McLaughlin’s thesis was written on. In this episode, I am interviewing Orla Mc Laughlin Registered Nutrition Practitioner and founder of Health by Orla https://www.healthbyorla.ie/ Her top 3 tips are 1. Look to relax your body to help digestion 2. How is your current diet working for you? Think of fuel in car 3. Think about your overall health, not just weight loss Orla can be contacted https://www.healthbyorla.ie/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/healthbyorla ABOUT THE HOST - Fiona Staunton Fiona Staunton is a Ballymaloe trained Chef and has a Degree in Education from Trinity. Having worked as a chef at Ballymaloe House, she started her own successful catering business in Dublin in the late 1990s, catering for Private and Corporate functions.   Fiona’s Food For Life' launched 2017 with the slogan ‘Cook, Eat, Nourish’. Fiona laun